The Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan has announced that “at least 18 children have died after consuming a medicinal drink produced by the Indian pharmaceutical company Marion Biotec”.
The ministry said: “18 out of 21 children who took Doc-1 Max syrup, while being treated for an acute respiratory illness, died after consuming the syrup. The medicinal syrup is marketed on the company’s website as treatment for cold and flu symptoms”.
He pointed out that “a quantity of the syrup contained ethylene glycol, which he said was a toxic substance. And he continued in his statement that Koramax Medical Company imported the syrup to Uzbekistan,” adding that “the syrup was given to children at at home without a prescription, either from the parents or on the advice of the pharmacist, in doses that exceed the standard pediatric dose.
“It wasn’t immediately clear whether all or any of the children drank the suspected amount, took doses higher than the standard dose, or both,” she said.
